Clinical Trials

A clinical trial is any investigation in human subjects intended to discover or verify the clinical, pharmacological and/ or other pharmacodynamic effects of an investigational product(s) such as drug, vaccine or medical device with the objective of determining its safety and efficacy.

All clinical trials in Singapore must be reviewed and approved by an Ethics Committee and the Health Sciences Authority. The oversight by the ethics and regulatory bodies ensures that research is carried out in a safe and ethical manner.

Research studies in KKH test new drugs, devices, therapies and treatments in the following areas:

Division of Obstetrics & Gynaecology

Assisted reproductive technology

Gynaecological cancers

Improvement on pregnancy outcome

Management of labor-related pain

Prevention of post-operative nausea and vomiting

Prevention of pre-term births

Urogynaecology

Division of Clinical Support Services

Anaesthesia

Diagnostic and Interventional Imaging

Division of Paediatrics Medicine

Allergy and immunology

Cardiovascular diseases

Child development

Diabetes

Digestive diseases

Emergency medicine

Genetics

Haematology disorders

Infectious diseases

Kidney diseases

Management of ICU patients

Mental wellness

Neurological diseases

Nutrition

Neurological diseases

Paediatrics cancer

Pulmonary diseases

TCM as alternative medicine

Division of Surgery

Neurosurgery

Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic surgery

For Patients and Research Volunteers

There are many different ways to participate in clinical trials at KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital. Volunteers may be healthy, at risk for developing a disease, or already diagnosed with a disease or illness. You can agree to be in a trial, give permission to have your medical record reviewed for research, or you can give permission for use of your blood and tissue samples.

If you are interested to participate as a volunteer for our clinical trials or would like to find out more on the research study, please contact us at research@kkh.com.sg with the subject header: Research Volunteer.